AOC defeats moderate challenger in Democratic primary

Despite his efforts, Dolan’s message did not gain enough traction. His campaign, funded largely by personal loans, couldn’t match Ocasio-Cortez’s $8 million war chest.

You people are living in an oligarchy and "who has more money for this season" being a perfectly normal news bit outside of popular sports is completely insane.

It amazes me that primaries are held this late in the year. It’s only four months or so until the election.

Moderate? Marty Dolan is a full-blown conservative. Why do we keep pretending like being a Democrat means you can't be a conservative? The DNCs entire top brass is conservative. It's a conservative party by objective international standards.

In the rest of the world. A 66 year old investment banker would be considered right wing

Suck it AIPAC.

Good for her. Sucks that Jamaal Bowman lost though.

Good. Anyone described as a "moderate" in the US is actually a conservative at best. Anyone described as a "conservative" is actually a fascist at best.

What does "moderate" mean, owned by some corp?

I hope people stop believing the bullshit that’s trying to get progressives to not vote or to vote for 3rd parties. Progressives absolutely can win democrat tickets, and that’s exactly why there’s so much propaganda trying to convince people otherwise. Progressives have a lot of political power right now, and the whole system can swing left if people don’t just give up. Progressives giving up is the only play the right has.

Moderate: Conservative Democrat/I Can't Believe It's Not A Republican

I mean, no shit. Didn't she win her first election with 89% of the vote or something

To be fair, frogs are pretty dope.

Personal loans. Ouch.

1. It's a very progressive district, that's how she got elected in the first place. This is not a surprise.

2. I bet my politics fit closer to the other guy, but I'd still vote for AOC between the two because she has a national influence and disproportionate power in the Caucus. If you're actually voting to influence Congress towards helping your district in particular, AOC might get that done even if it's secondary to her national political project. Some moderate guy in a safe D seat would absolutely never get anything for your district.

Now at a greater scale!

"No MODERATE CHALLENGERS want to work anymore!!!"

An article about an election without any numbers. How tight was the race? How many people voted? We will never know. In fact, the whole article contains no information that wasn't known beforehand. Probably written beforehand and just put online by a timer as the result was not surprising. News media is going downhill faster and faster.

Radicalize the moderates !

fuck moderates, we're fighting for our goddamn lives and the life of American democracy. We got no room for both-siders.

Let that be a lesson.